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US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

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The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    U.S. strikes another boat believed to be carrying drugs off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as the Trump administration has asserted it’s treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.

  2. Latin Times

    Trump Announces U.S. Has Struck a Fifth Vessel Off The Coast Of Venezuela, Killing Six (opens Latin Times)

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    President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. has struck a fifth vessel off the coast of Venezuela as his administration continues ramping up pressure on the Maduro regime

  3. CBS News

    Trump says U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off coast of Venezuela, killing 6 (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

  4. Military Times

    US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat off Venezuela coast (opens Military Times)

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    The strike marks the fifth deadly strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the region.

  5. Winchester Star

    Trump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6 (opens Winchester Star)

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    President Donald Trump says the U.S. struck another small boat that he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela. The Republican president said Tuesday in a post on

  6. NBC 6 South Florida

    6 killed after another U.S. strike on boat carrying drugs off Venezuela, Trump says (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as Trump's administration has asserted it's treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump: U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela today killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks.

  9. The Hill

    Trump says 6 killed in strike on ‘narcoterrorists’ off Venezuela’s coast (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump announces U.S. military strike against alleged narcoterrorists off Venezuela coast, resulting in six fatalities.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump says six were killed in US strike on another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela (opens The Guardian)

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    UN has condemned US strikes on small boats it believes to be trafficking drugs as extrajudicial executions

  11. Townhall

    President Trump Authorized Another Strike on Venezuelan Narco Terrorist Boat (opens Townhall)

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    Trump authorizes strike on Venezuelan narco-terrorist boat, killing six in international waters.

  12. Breitbart News

    Trump Announces 4th Lethal Strike on Narcoterrorist Vessel near Venezuela (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump announced the fourth U.S. military strike targeting narcoterrorist operations in the USSOUTHCOM region, confirming that a vessel linked to a designated terrorist organization was destroyed in international waters off the coast of Venezuela early Tuesday.

  13. KTVU San Francisco

    US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

  14. Forbes

    Trump Announces Strike On Suspected Venezuelan Drug Boat (opens Forbes)

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    The U.S. military has struck at least five boats in the Caribbean in recent weeks it claims were smuggling drugs to the U.S.

  15. New York Post

    US blows up 6th Venezuelan drug boat in past month, killing 6 more ‘narcoterrorists’: Trump (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump posted a video Tuesday afternoon showing the US military bombing another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing its six occupants.

  16. Washington Examiner

    Trump announces latest strike on drug boat off Venezuelan coast (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The airstrike was the most recent strike in a series of at least four other targeted missile attacks on drug boats in the Caribbean.

  17. New Hampshire Union Leader

    US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks as

  18. WHDH Boston

    US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.Those

  19. Fox News

    Trump touts another US strike near Venezuela that killed six alleged drug smugglers (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that a U.S. military strike took out six alleged narco-terrorists off the coast of Venezuela.

  20. KVIA El Paso

    Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted yet another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday.

  21. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Trump says U.S. forces struck another drug boat off Venezuela (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump announced U.S. forces struck another boat off Venezuela that he says was a drug vessel, Trump hosted Argentina's president at the White House, the man who set fire to the Pennsylvania governor's mansion in April pleaded guilty to attempted murder and a massi…

  22. Newsweek

    Donald Trump's Venezuela military strikes hit a Colombian ship: Report (opens Newsweek)

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    At least one Colombian ship has reportedly been struck by the U.S. military amid escalations in the Caribbean.

  23. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Announces Another Strike on Drug Boat Near Venezuela (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike."

  24. Time

    Trump Confirms Latest Strike on Vessel Near Venezuela (opens Time)

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    The continuing U.S. strikes on vessels in the Caribbean are raising concerns amongst lawmakers across the political spectrum.

  25. Philadelphia Inquirer

    U.S. kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela

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